Legends Never Die

Casual WB (Orzhov)

ClockworkSwordfish

Creature (22)

• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 4x Loyal Retainers
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 4x Putrid Imp
• 3x Ratadrabik of Urborg
• 2x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star
• 2x Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Land (24)

• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 4x Plains
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 9x Swamp
• 4x Tainted Field

Instant (8)

• 4x Fracture
• 4x Goryo's Vengeance

Artifact (3)

• 3x Phyrexian Altar

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Buried Alive

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Creature (8)

• 1x Arvad the Cursed
• 1x Commissar Severina Raine
• 1x Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
• 1x Gandalf the White
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Kels, Fight Fixer
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Flowering of the White Tree
• 1x Leyline of Singularity
• 1x Recurring Nightmare

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Unburial Rites

Land (1)

• 1x Minas Tirith

Artifact (1)

• 1x Helm of the Host

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I'm sure that Ratadranik will swiftly be examined inside and out for his appropriateness as a commander. Before all the 'optimized' lines of play are old news and everyone's bored with him, though, I thought I might try to figure some out on my own in terms of a regular sixty-card deck.

In particular, I'm seeing some very nasty lines of play in terms of getting multiple zombie versions of the same legend. Play Sheoldred, Whispering One then feed her to a sacrifice outlet, getting a Sheoldred token. Next upkeep, reanimate Sheoldred with the token, then sacrifice her again. Now you have two tokens. Each turn you can double the number of Sheoldred tokens you have, not to mention the number of creatures your opponents have to sac!

Once you have a small army of 'em, you can start reanimating some real dangerous legends like Kokusho, the Evening Star, Yosei, the Morning Star or Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite multiple times per turn. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed allows for even more zombie tokens of the same legend to pile up, and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician provides a sac outlet if you can't get an Altar to stick.

Now, most of these creatures are six or more mana. How could you ever hope to pull off such a plan when your curve is so sky-high? Since we're dealing with oodles of legends here, Goryo's Vengeance and Loyal Retainers help you circumvent nasty mana costs via a quick reanimation. Just make sure you have a sac outlet handy for the Vengeance, or that legend is gone for good!

Top Ranked	Achieved #12 position in Casual 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.11
Tokens	Zombie 2/2 B